Sometimes…Book Tour & Giveaway #sometimes
This is a story about two siblings Andres and Clara who come to the United States from Mexico with their aunt. It shows their fear of going to a new school where everyone speaks in a different language and how they struggle to learn about this new country, way of life, food and customs. This story is illustrated beautifully. With beautiful, colorful images and simple text.
Andres and Clara’s lives are about to change. Will their determination be powerful enough to help them through what lies ahead? Will they discover that their hopes are only illusions or will they find that dreams really do come true….sometimes. Grades 4-8 / Middle School picture book
About The Authors:
Hugo Ibarra currently serves as an elementary school principal in the Bryan/College Station area in Texas. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Tyler in the Educational Leadership Department. He attended the Universidad Iberoamericana in Puebla, Mexico and received his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in 2001.
In 2003, he moved to Tyler, Texas and started his teaching career as a bilingual teacher in second grade prior to becoming an assistant principal at the elementary level.He attended the University of Texas at Tyler, and received his Master of Education Degree in 2007.
Hugo Ibarra has also served as an assistant principal at the middle school and high school level. He received his Doctor of Education degree in May of 2011 from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
In the Spring of 2015, Hugo Ibarra started a graduate program at Texas A&M University in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture, where he continues to attend courses. He enjoys reading, getting to know people, and serving the communities where he works.
John Seidlitz, founder and CEO of Seidlitz Education, works with teachers around the country implementing strategies that promote academic language development through innovative trainings and materials. Mr. Seidlitz is a former social studies and ESL teacher, and has served as a secondary ESL program coordinator and a state education specialist. In 2009 Mr. Seidlitz founded Seidlitz Education with the mission of Giving Kids the Gift of Academic Language.™
Welcome To The Sometimes… Book Giveaway
Hosted By:
My Silly Little Gang
Sponsored By:
PR By The Book
Canter Press
One lucky reader will receive their very own copy of Sometimes… written by Hugo Ibarra & John Seidlitz.
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